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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-11-63. Clerks and other personnel.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-11-63. Clerks and other personnel.

(a) The judge of the juvenile court shall have the authority to appoint clerks and any other personnel necessary for the execution of the purposes of this chapter.

(b) The salary, tenure, compensation, and all other conditions of employment of such employees shall be fixed by the judge, with the approval of the governing authority of the county. The salaries of the employees shall be paid out of county funds.

(c) Any employee of the court may be removed for cause by the judge of the court, the reasons therefor to be assigned in writing.

## History

Code 1981, § 15-11-63, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.

## Cross References

Officers of the court and court personnel, Uniform Rules for the Juvenile Courts of Georgia, Rule 2.1 et seq.